Mineral name |
Ernstite
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Ernstite holotype |
Hölzel-No.
|
8.BE.320 |
Type of specimen
|
HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
|
1970-012 |
Chemical formula
|
(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al[(OH,O)2|PO4]·H2O |
Type locality
|
Namibia, Karibib District, Erongo Mountains, Farm Davib-Ost near Karibib |
Associated minerals
|
Apatite |
Collection
|
Mineralogische Sammlungen - Technische Universität Berlin |
Contact person
|
Dr. Robert Johannes Giebel |
Catalogue−No. / Site
|
92/53 / 35-2a |
Nature of type specimen
|
Radiating crystals up to 13 mm in an apatite crust |
References
Ernstit, ein neues Mn2+-Fe3+-Al-Phosphat und seine Beziehungen zum Eosphorit. Seeliger, E. und Mücke, A. (1970) N. Jb. Miner. Mh., 289-298 |
Notes / Further information
Collected about 1955 by Mr. Reddehase during lithium prospection for the Metallgesellschaft AG Frankfurt; named in honour of Prof. Th. Ernst, mineralogist at the University of Erlangen. |
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